District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner Rahul Pandve has ordered a complete ban on the sale of liquor across the district in view of the upcoming Legislative Council elections.

​The prohibition will be in effect from 4 p.m. on October 21 until midnight on October 23.

Polling for the North-East Teachers’ Constituency is scheduled for October 23. Invoking powers under Section 10(b) of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1967, and Section 135(C) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the district administration declared these dates as “Dry Days” to ensure peaceful polling and prevent any untoward incidents.

​All wine shops, bars, and wholesale and retail liquor outlets across Yadgiri district will remain strictly closed during this period.